NEFA GIF UP
[caption id="attachment_3341" align="aligncenter" width="377"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Nefa Gif Up][/caption]“Nefa gif up nwam,” my Grandma would say, “I understand am,” was all I would say. Life is a struggle, and death, its...
ABSTAIN
[caption id="attachment_3343" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[Abstain] [/caption]A cry is heard from a distance Warning all to embrace abstinence Hear the shout heard from the clouds Warning all to use their common...
AFRICAN CHILD
[caption id="attachment_3344" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [African Child][/caption]I am an African Child Daughter of the wild The sea is my swimming pool I swim free like the fish The forest is...
CORRUPTION
[caption id="attachment_3345" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Corruption][/caption] From the other side of the sea I came to see where they gather At the shore of largesse Singing the lullaby of a...
RETAINED WORDS
[caption id="attachment_3349" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Retained Words][/caption]There's a whisper deep within me That I enshrouded long ago Back when the sky became a graveyard For someone I used to know...
WHEN DREAMS ARE HINDERED
[caption id="attachment_3285" align="aligncenter" width="411"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [When Dreams Are Hindered][/caption]My dreams are pregnant with the fruition of hope- Clouded by the miscarriage of faith, The absence of charity, the death of...
DON’T SAY
[caption id="attachment_3279" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Don't Say][/caption]Don’t say the day is rushing It is coming! Don’t say the winds are pushing It is hugging! Don’t say the kite is rounding...
YOUTHS OF ZION
[caption id="attachment_3286" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Youths Of Zion][/caption]Youths of Zion, our strong men of war! Why are your mighty men fallen and your sword blunt? Why do your righteous men...
PROSPERITY OF LONELINESS
[caption id="attachment_3282" align="aligncenter" width="419"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Prosperity Of Loneliness][/caption]In my glowing substance I sustain the hope Of the heavens beyond; To the many wounds, To all unfulfilled To the flowers and...
THE BEAUTY OF BLACK
[caption id="attachment_3284" align="aligncenter" width="397"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Beauty Of Black][/caption]The beauty of black! Strong hero who runs the race To the sweet honey comb The beauty of black! Approachable yet unapproachable...